Haw Par Villa: All you need to know about this strange park

Parks in Singapore tend to be memorable, but this incredible location will stay in people’s minds for a very long time. The park is themed after the most iconic aspects of Chinese mythology and history. In the Par Villa, you can see more than a thousand colorful sculptures and 150 huge dioramas that show scenes from Chinese myths, legends, and history. An earlier name for this park was Tiger Balm Gardens. In 1937, the park’s namesake founders, brothers Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par, who owned the company that made the fabled Tiger Balm, decided to put a significant … Continue reading Haw Par Villa: All you need to know about this strange park